Iron trader robbed of Rs 3 lakh
Ludhiana, January 17
Five car-borne assailants waylaid and robbed an iron trader of his bag containing Rs 3 lakh at Lohara Bridge late last night.The incident took place around 10 pm when Gulshan Dua, a resident of Janta enclave near Shimlapuri, was returning home after collecting cash from his factory unit last night.

Bridge Design
MC refuses to budge despite public outcry
Ludhiana, January 17
Despite strong public opinion that the present design of the Lakkar Bridge should be reconsidered, the Municipal Corporation is not ready to budge from its stand.The Dhandari flyover in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Stolen LCDs recovered from abandoned cars
Ludhiana, January 17
The police today recovered the 32 LCDs worth over Rs 25 lakh, which were stolen from AGS Electronic near the Kali Mata Mandir in Rishi Nagar on Hambra road yesterday.

Brahmin Sabha poll marred by controversy
Ludhiana, January 17
The election of the Brahmin Sabha was marred by controversy, with various Brahmin organisations of the city openly opposing the appointment of Devi Dyal Prashar as president of the
organisation.The election of the Brahmin Sabha was marred by controversy, with various Brahmin organisations of the city openly opposing the appointment of Devi Dyal Prashar as president of the
organisation.Punam Bhagat opposes appointment of a Brahmin Sabha president.
A Tribune photograph

Satirical play leaves audience spellbound
Ludhiana, January 17
“Oye Band Baj Gaya”, a Hindi play starring Rajesh Puri, Himani Shivpuri and Moulli Ganguly had audience in splits of laughter.The play was staged last evening at the Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan under the aegis of Ludhiana Sanskritik Samagam
(LSS).A satire on “status conscious” section of society, the play was well received by the audience of Ludhiana as people could relate to the situations arising in the play.
The play “Oye Band Baj Gaya” being staged at the Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Cold wave returnsCity records a maximum temperature of 22° C and a minimum of 4° C
Ludhiana, January 17
After a brief respite from the chilly weather conditions, the city residents experienced intense cold today with the mercury plummeting to 4 degrees Celsius.After a temporary respite for two days, the city experienced biting cold with mercury nose-diving following a thick blanket of fog engulfing the region.The weather in the city remained misty throughout day, forcing people to remain indoors.Braving chill, a man walks towards his destination in thick fog that engulfed Ludhiana on Sunday
morning.Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan.

Appointments in mass media wing discussed
Ludhiana, January 17
The Mass Media Employees and Officials’ Association, department of health and family welfare, Punjab, convened a meeting to deliberate on the long-pending issues of appointments and promotions in the mass media wing here today.

Over bridge construction
Residents protest against delayJagraon, January 17
Residents of the town under the banner of various organisations and leadership today protested against the delay in the construction of the railway over bridge connecting the town with the main road.

300 delegates attend farm tool meet
Ludhiana, January 17
The two-day national meet of tractor and agricultural machinery manufacturers organised jointly by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), department of agriculture and cooperation (DOAC), Ministry of Agriculture, and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), kicked-off yesterday.

Women soothsayers draw huge crowd
Ludhiana, January 17
Confidence is writ large on her face as she shuffles her cards. Bela
Bedi, the tarot card reader, says answers one get from tarot reading are 90 per cent true. While Preeti Kansal from Astro Kingdom feels astrology and Vastu can help in leading a happy life. We caught up with these two women during the exhibition organised in the city.Tarot card reader Bela Bedi at an exhibition in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Industry wants economic stimulus to continue
Ludhiana, January 17
Industrialists in the state have urged the Union government not to withdraw the fiscal and the monetary stimulus provided to the industry to meet the global crises.

Vocational training for rural women
Doraha, January 17
An ongoing training programme for the rural women as stitching machine operators by the Skill Upgradation Training Services, in accord with Apex Cluster Development Services Limited, is being organised at Maqsoodran village.

Power cuts add to residents’ woes
Ludhiana, January 17
As the mercury plummeted and the sun played hide and seek throughout the day in city today, the erratic power supply coupled with five-six hours of scheduled power cuts added to the woes of the city residents.

Unions rally to restore migrants’ confidence
Ludhiana, January 17
To restore the confidence among the migrant population in the city, especially after the December violence, representatives of 22 organisations came openly in their support.More than 1,200 workers, including labourers from Punjab, several farmer, employees and workers unions jointly participated in the “Unity Rally” organised at Ishwar Colony, Sabzi
Mandi, here today.A joint rally being organised to bring back the lost confidence of migrants, at Ishwar Colony in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Photo: Inderjit Verma

Seminar on Punjabi literature
Ludhiana, January 17
On the second day of the seminar on Punjabi literature, which was organised by the Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Ludhiana, and Punjabi Akademi, Delhi, today Dr Sarabhjeet Singh read a paper on Sant Singh Sekhon and explained his way of writing.

Rail traffic hit
Ludhiana, January 17
After a brief respite from the cold weather conditions, which lasted for just two days, the weather gods are venting their fury again on the region.

Man, son held for migrant’s deathDisappearance turns out to be ‘honour’ killing
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 17
Illicit relationship with a daughter-in-law of his master cost a migrant labourer his life. Had the Payal police overlooked the reports about the victim’s disappearance, whose family background is not known to anyone in the area; the alleged killers, a father and son duo of Nizampur village, could have gone scot-free.

Granthi held with poppy husk
Jagraon, January 17
The Sidhwan Bet police has arrested a man with 10 kg of poppy husk. The accused has been identified as Bakshish Singh, alias Shisha of Sowaddi Kalan village, who after questioning revealed that he was a granthi of a gurdwara at Kular village near here.

2 held for selling habit-forming drugs
Mullanpur Dakha, January 17
Dharam Pal Singla, owner of Janta Medical Store at Raikot Road, Dakha, was arrested while he was handing over 4,097 tablets of Momotil and other brands to Balbir Singh of Aitiana village near Sudhar today.

In-laws booked for abetting man to commit suicide
Raikot, January 17
Five persons have been booked for abetting a youth to commit suicide. Ranjit Singh of Sarabha village near here, father of Kuldeep Singh, who committed suicide, has in a complaint lodged with the police alleged that the in-laws of his son had strangulated him after a dispute between him and his wife surfaced.

Sachinmeet, Ankita best athletes
Ludhiana, January 17
Sachinmeet Singh and Ankita Thapar were adjudged the best athletes in the boys and the girls sections, respectively, in the under-14 category in the 5th Annual Sports Meet of Sat Paul Mittal School,
Dugri, here today.Students at the victory podium after the conclusion of the Fifth Annual Sports Meet held at Sat Paul Mittal School, Dugri, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph